Adkins Jessica
Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, USA.
J Med Humanit. 2019 Mar;40(1):117-138. doi: 10.1007/s10912-016-9431-3.
The aim of this paper is to observe the evolution and evaluate the 'realness' and authenticity in Anatomy Art, an art form I define as one which incorporates accurate anatomical representations of the human body with artistic expression. I examine the art of 17th century wax anatomical models, the preservations of Frederik Ruysch, and Gunther von Hagens' Body Worlds plastinates, giving consideration to authenticity of both body and art. I give extra consideration to the works of Body Worlds since the exhibit creator believes he has created anatomical specimens with more educational value and bodily authenticity than ever before. Ultimately, I argue that von Hagens fails to offer Anatomy Art 'real human bodies,' and that the lack of bodily authenticity of his plastinates results in his creations being less pedagogic than he claims.
本文旨在观察解剖艺术的演变，并评估其“真实性”与本真性。我将解剖艺术定义为一种将人体精确的解剖表现与艺术表达相结合的艺术形式。我研究了17世纪蜡制解剖模型艺术、弗雷德里克·鲁伊斯克的标本制作，以及贡特尔·冯·哈根斯的“人体世界”塑化标本，同时考虑了人体与艺术的真实性。我对“人体世界”的作品给予了特别关注，因为展览创作者认为他所创作的解剖标本具有比以往任何时候都更高的教育价值和身体真实性。最终，我认为冯·哈根斯未能提供解剖艺术中的“真实人体”，其塑化标本缺乏身体真实性，导致其作品的教育意义不如他所宣称的那样。
